Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Those status updates on Facebook, which ask one to copy and paste something in support of a cause, group or thing.

Case in point.-

If you support our troops then please post this on your status and leave it there for one hour. There should be no excuses from anyone!!!! This should appear in everyone's status. Please do this for the ones that make this the Home of the Free because of the Brave!!!!

Now maybe I am way out in left field on this one, but fuck man, really?

This is but one example.

There are more than I care to read, on Facebook, on any given day.

Yes, I support out troops.

They are doing hard things...for the sake of a greater cause.

Of course I want all of those kids to make it home.

Shit...

Do you really intend to guilt me into saying that?

Do you wish to imply that by not copying that into my status that I don't?

I mean really, that is just insulting.

It is insulting by implication...

If I don't copy some crap into a status box, I am implicitly saying I don't support our troops, or I want weaker laws regarding rapists, or perhaps that I hate fire fighters?

Screw that.

I am perfectly capable of making my opinions and support of causes known.

"Joe, we have got to get this green initiative going. We need to stop talking and start getting things done...Solar, wind, we need to get a new nuclear power plant approved, built and on line by the next election...and nothing, I mean nothing, can go wrong."

This year, I have even added some situations when I will not be outwardly hostile about your choosing to wear what may be the greatest footwear abomination in history.

Just remember these fashion rules of flip flops:

It is acceptable to wear flip flops when traversing ground between a water amusement (i.e. pool, water slide, snorkeling) and your real shoes. Note-real shoes should be kept within 12' of the waters edge.

If you are a native Pacific islander, flip flops are acceptable - on island only.

You can wear flip flops if you are an actor in an adult feature film production, while traveling from dressing room to scene and back. (I am probably creeped out by more than your feet, so I added this scenario to my list.)

Flip flops are fine, if you are more than 250 miles from my location.

You may wear flip flops if your only other option is to stuff your feet in rotting possum carcasses, while trekking to a shoe store to buy some real shoes.

I put these guideline before you in an effort to make the world a better place...

The protagonist editor journeys forth to attempt to save the world from the pandemic of glib indifference, in a manner that bears resemblance to a Harold and Kumar movie, and learns stuff about life, love and happiness.

You know, the usual...

There is, of course, an ironic turn.

It has been a couple of months since I put this one down.

The fact that I am just now writing about it must mean that I liked it.

I guess I did, in the same way that some nights call for watching a stupid situation-comedy - sometimes a clunky, silly novel is good for a smile.